Joint Statement on Use of Surveillance Spyware in the EU and Beyond

We stand united with 31 other civil society organisations as well as journalists' organisations in demanding immediate action to respect and protect the rights of all individuals in the EU from the pervasive threat of spyware. We want to shed a light on the threats that spyware poses on democratic values, public debate and healthy civic spaces. The level of intrusiveness of modern spyware tools further undermines the fundamental right to privacy and data protection, which makes them illegal under Union law.